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Joe buys candy that costs $6 per pound. He will spend at most $72 on candy. What are the possible numbers of pounds he will buy? Use p for the number of pounds Joe will buy. Write your answer as an inequality solved for p.​

Joe buys candy that costs $6 per pound. He will spend at most $72 on candy. What are-example-1
User Miuosh
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Answer:

He wil buy 12 pounds

Explanation:

6 × 12 = 72

User Ohiodoug
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21 votes

Answer:

12 pounds or less

Explanation:

6p
\leq 72

p
\leq 12

User Vladimir Dyuzhev
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